Day: September 8, 2025

Otedola’s Memoir Climbs to No. 1 on Amazon Best-Seller List

topnews

Femi Otedola’s business memoir, ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business’ has continued its fast rise to the top of the best seller list on amazon.co.uk. On the fourth week of its release, ‘Making It Big’ has settled on the number 1 spot. If you want to start a business, Otedola’s ‘Making It Big’ should be your first choice of books where you can learn the game and all its tricks. On Sunday, September 7, ‘Making It Big’ led in best sellers list of starting a business. Number…

Read More

Bandits Kidnap Kwara APC Chairman’s Wife, Daughter

topnews

Armed bandits have abducted the wife and daughter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The victims, Hajia Fatima and her daughter Amina, were taken from the Sakpefu community residence of the party chairman, Alhaji Muhammad Swasun, late Sunday night. Eyewitnesses said the assailants stormed the area around 11 p.m., shooting sporadically before breaking into the house and whisking away the two women. Local vigilantes reportedly mobilised in response but arrived too late to prevent the abduction. A search operation was said…

Read More

JAMB Uncovers Over 4,200 Fraud Cases in 2025 UTME

topnews

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it detected 4,251 cases of biometric fraud during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The revelations were contained in the report of its Special Committee on Examination Infractions, presented on Monday in Abuja by chairman, Dr. Jake Epelle. Most of the cases involved “finger blending,” a biometric manipulation used to bypass fingerprint verification. The committee also uncovered 190 instances of AI-assisted impersonation and 1,878 false disability claims, alongside forged documents, multiple NIN registrations and collusion with syndicates. Epelle described the fraud…

Read More

24th CRMI International Conference: Shettima, Ugwuoke, Cardoso, Edun, Push for Home-Grown Risk Solutions

topnews

Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima has called on the African Union (AU), African Development Bank (AfDB), and Afreximbank to support the efforts of the Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI) in tackling the growing wave of global risks confronting Africa. Speaking at the 24th International Conference of CRMI in Lagos, the Vice President, represented by the Technical Adviser to the President on Economic and Financial Inclusion, Dr. Nurudeen Zauro, emphasized the need for strengthened continental collaboration in addressing risks ranging from climate change and cybersecurity to pandemics, terrorism, and…

Read More